Copenhagen is one of my favourite cities in the world. Small enough to get around easy, but still packing in a lot of stuff to see and do, and with the added bonus of being able to change cities and countries by jumping on a half hour train across a bridge.
Despite having already visited the city four years previously, I jumped at the chance to return to the city, this time with my mum and sister. Hoping that this time the weather would be kinder, and I'd actually be able to see things more than a few metres away.
With cheap flights from easyJet and Ryanair just starting from Luton, we took an afternoon flight to the Danish capital, and after arriving I met up with my Danish friend, Amalie and we spent the night having a catch up on old times.
The following day was spent exploring the north of the city - beginning with the parade to the royal palace, before heading up to the Little Mermaid statue, trying to take pictures avoiding half of China who had also decided to visit and make photoshoots alongside the small model.
After enjoying the view, and walking through the Kastellet, we made our way down to Nyhavn, where we met up with Amalie, and sneaked on a free boat tour of the harbour thanks to her contacts.
With the weather being a vast improvement on my previous visit, we were shocked to discover that we had all been sunburnt after just a day in the Danish capital! After taking a little rest we made our way over to Tivoli Gardens for the evening, enjoying the rides, the themed gardens, as well as an illumination display and a concert by Kato.
Our second full day was spent taking the train across the Öresund Bridge to Malmö in Sweden, where we arrived to find a large event in the centre of the city with lots of freebies and entertainment on offer.
After walking around the city centre, we made our way to the west, through the park and past the castle towards to coast, with views of the Turning Torso, the Öresund Bridge and even Copenhagen - a vast improvement on my first time here!
After heading back to the city centre, and enjoying the rehearsals for the evening's concert with the Swedish music stars, we made our way back to the Danish capital, where after dinner we headed to the Round Tower for views across the city and beyond.
Finishing up the day's tour through the Rosenborg Palace Gardens, I met up again with Amalie for another night of catch ups.
Our final day was spent in the centre of the city, shopping on Strøget and visiting Christiansborg Palace before making our way to the airport for our evening flight home, and getting to use the hand baggage trolleys! Welcome to the future!
Copenhagen was amazing as ever, the Danish culture is really enjoyable and the weather was very kind to us, and I would highly recommend the city to everyone.
Wonderful Copenhagen
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark
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